Author Archives: Tim C. Taylor

About Tim C. Taylor

Tim C. Taylor writes science fiction and is the author of 21 published novels as of August 2021. His latest book is 'Hold the Line', published by Theogony Books. Find out more at humanlegion.com

SF Publishing in 2020: part 2 of 3

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Tim C. Taylor

They Shall. Not. Pass! The traditional publishing model hasn’t changed much since the introduction of paperbacks in the wake of the Second World War. [#1] Hardbacks are the golden eggs-laying machine of this model. And the primary way that readers … Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2020: part 1 of 3

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Tim C. Taylor

So that was 2020! For a few years now, I’ve started each year by writing ‘state of science fiction’ publishing posts in which I talk about trends I’ve seen and project them into the future. [#1] For the most part, … Continue reading →

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A podcast series with a top science fiction author* ;-)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

*That author being me! Well, Mum and Dad think I’m a top author, so I’m owning it 🙂 I’ve been appearing on the Sci Fi Thoughts podcast every Wednesday with Lancer Kind. When Lancer interviewed me, we talked for an … Continue reading →

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Oh, my! Politics in science fiction

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

A shorter version of this article was first published in Legion Bulletin #107, Oct 28th 2020. Politics. There’s a lot of it going about it the moment! As I write this, we’re days away from elections in the USA, the … Continue reading →

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On Theme in Science Fiction

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

Today I want to talk about themes in science fiction. Themes, thematic statements, morals, messages. For simplification, I’d say these are essentially the same thing and use the umbrella term theme. Conventional literary theory states that a theme of a … Continue reading →

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My first booktube

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

Joe at the Unity 151 Booktube channel invited me on for a chat last week. First up we talked about my current project, Chimera Company, and then we moved on to my most recently published novel (One Minute to Midnight) … Continue reading →

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Should authors review other authors’ books?

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

I had an unpleasant experience last week. I read what I regard as the worst book review I’ve ever seen. It wasn’t a review of one of my own books, because I rarely read them these days. Here’s why. In … Continue reading →

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A couple of book releases from me that I forgot to mention etc.

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

For anyone following what I’m up to via this site, here is the news. Last month, I capped all my Four Horsemen Universe (4HU) short stories and novels to date with One Minute to Midnight. I co-wrote that book and … Continue reading →

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Meditations on 99: eBook pricing in science fiction publishing

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

What one image on Facebook can tell us about the state of science fiction publishing To me, publishing is fascinating landscape. One dotted with rabbit holes. Usually I skip over them – I have a day job to concentrate on, … Continue reading →

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2020 roundup

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Tim C. Taylor

Here’s a few things I’ve been up so far in 2020 with my writing. I wrote a trilogy* in the Four Horsemen Universe with books released February, June, and the third one due August 21st. They come out in Kindle … Continue reading →

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